Xiaoqiang Gu;Jorge Virgilio de Almeida;Simon Hemour;Roni Khazaka;Ke Wu
{"title":"Temperature-Stable Low-Power RF-to-DC Dickson Charge Pump Rectifiers for Battery-Free Sensing and IoT Systems","authors":"Xiaoqiang Gu;Jorge Virgilio de Almeida;Simon Hemour;Roni Khazaka;Ke Wu","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3423711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3423711","url":null,"abstract":"Temperature variation poses a significant challenge for battery-free sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) systems, mainly due to the absence of built-in temperature compensation modules. This work presents a strategy to identify Schottky diodes for low-power RF-to-dc Dickson charge pump (DCP) rectifiers to enhance temperature stability. Theoretical analysis pinpoints that performance degradation in dynamic temperatures results from the mismatch loss between diode nonlinear junction resistance and load resistance. The analytical method is implemented to synthesize the optimum number of stages and identify suitable Schottky diodes for low-power RF-to-dc DCP rectifiers. Experimental measurements demonstrate that the SMS7621-based 3-stage RF-to-dc DCP rectifier maintains a wide matched operating temperature range from \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$- 32.5~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C to \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$70~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C. Further experiments show that its dc output voltage remains above 3.2 V across a wide temperature range of \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$- 40~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C to \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$80~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C when the RF input is −8 dBm, which can drive a commercial wireless sensor board. This work aims to serve as a benchmark for developing reliable low-power RF-to-dc DCP rectifiers that meet various operating temperature requirements of battery-free IoT sensors.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"632-642"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141964904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive Reinforcement Learning: An Interpretable Decision-Making for Virtual Driver","authors":"Hao Qi;Enguang Hou;Peijun Ye","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3418649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3418649","url":null,"abstract":"The interpretability of decision-making in autonomous driving is crucial for the building of virtual driver, promoting the trust worth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the efficiency of human-machine interaction. However, current data-driven methods such as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) directly acquire driving policies from collected data, where the decision-making process is vague for safety validation. To address this issue, this paper proposes cognitive reinforcement learning that can both simulate the human driver’s deliberation and provide interpretability of the virtual driver’s behaviors. The new method involves cognitive modeling, reinforcement learning and reasoning path extraction. Experiments on the virtual driving environment indicate that our method can semantically interpret the virtual driver’s behaviors. The results show that the proposed cognitive reinforcement learning model combines the interpretability of cognitive models with the learning capability of reinforcement learning, providing a new approach for the construction of trustworthy virtual drivers.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"627-631"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141618035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DTN Demonstrations With ESA Ground Segment","authors":"Camillo Malnati;Felix Flentge","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415746","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present the results of two Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) demonstration activities carried out in the European Space Agency (ESA) Ground Segment. The first demonstration has been prepared with the OPS-SAT spacecraft, to demonstrate a full DTN protocol stack with CCSDS File Delivery Protocol (CFDP), Bundle Protocol (BP), Licklider Transmission Protocol (LTP), CCSDS Space Packet Protocol (SPP) and show the ESA Ground Segment BP implementation capabilities. In this first activity we demonstrated in-orbit file transfer on both uplink and downlink over a DTN network stack. The second demonstration has been performed in collaboration with Morehead State University (MSU), NASA JPL and D3TN, with the aim to show interoperability of DTN implementations across space agencies and external partners. Following a loss of communication with the spacecraft and failed lunar orbit insertion, the activity focused on an end-to-end data flow simulation with the spacecraft recorded data, involving the ESA Kourou ground station, the Lunar IceCube Engineering Model (EM), MSU ground segment and an operational DTN network of seven nodes. The demonstrations provide valuable lessons learned about interoperability testing, coordination, and planning in a multi-agency environment. The live operations performed during these activities provided insights on operational requirements that are relevant to future demonstrations and can help avoid some of the issues we encountered. The encouraging results obtained suggest that DTN technologies are getting ready for broader adoption.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"609-617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enabling Traffic Prioritization for Space Communications Over DTNs","authors":"Teresa Algarra Ulierte;Koojana Kuladinithi;Andreas Timm-Giel;Felix Flentge","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415508","url":null,"abstract":"The growing number of space missions planned in the near future has created a need for a robust communication infrastructure. Such an infrastructure is being developed in the frame of lunar communications by ESA (2023) and NASA (2022) using Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) and Bundle Protocol (BP). While their characteristics have made them the standard for future space communications, some areas such as Quality of Service (QoS) or quasi-real-time communications are still to be further developed. This study emphasizes the benefits of using traffic prioritization as a mechanism to enhance QoS and enable quasi-real-time communications between Earth and space. Through a three-state Markov Chain model, the specific channel between Earth and the Moon is modelled realistically, and the impact of traffic prioritization on bundle transmissions is analyzed for several types of transmitting sources. When looking at the amount of high-priority bundles arriving within the 2.5s mark set by ESA for it to be considered quasi-real-time communications, it is shown that there is a significant improvement of up to 23%. This feature is crucial for DTN BP to be able to support the requirements of the upcoming lunar missions, especially those involving extended astronaut stays. Moreover, a priority grid taking into account all the current requirements expressed by both ESA and NASA is presented, as well as implementation proposals to include traffic prioritization in BP as an extension block. Lastly, the need for a common policy for all DTN nodes in order to allow interoperability is highlighted. Therefore, this work contributes to the advancement of DTN BP, bringing it closer to the requirements ahead of us, and paves the way for the needed mechanisms to be implemented.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"748-760"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142235673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Speed Optical Wireless System for Extreme Space Conditions","authors":"Giulio Cossu;Lorenzo Gilli;Nicola Vincenti;Ezgi Ertunc;Maurizio Massa;Roberto Dell’Orso;Andrea Moggi;Fabrizio Palla;Ernesto Ciaramella","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3412413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3412413","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present and deeply characterize a high-speed Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) system designed for use in space applications that operates at 1Gbit/s over a directed optical link for a point-to-point link inside a 3U CubeSat. The OWC transmitter is equipped with a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) that emits at 850nm, whilst the receiver uses a PIN Photo-Diode (PD) to detect the modulated signal. We tested the system under extreme conditions including mechanical stresses similar to those experienced during a launch on SpaceX Falcon-9 vehicle, with a realistic spectrum of mechanical vibrations (up to 10G), the temperature variation (between −40 and 80°C), and X-ray irradiation ranges (up to 1Mrad). All of these values were within the expected values (or even much higher) for a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mission. The results demonstrate that the OWC system can be suitable for use in space applications.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"601-608"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Innovative Multi-Port LoRa-Based Wireless Node for Railway Signaling and Positioning","authors":"Giacomo Paolini;Enrico Fazzini;Simone Trovarello;Davide Amato;Diego Masotti;Alessandra Costanzo","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3411814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3411814","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents the design and validation of a compact wireless system, adopting a modular wireless system composed of three co-located antennas operating in the 2.4 GHz band. The system is designed to be exploited for positioning purposes in secondary railway lines where the European railway traffic management system (ERTMS) is not available. An omnidirectional antenna, cross-polarized with respect to the other two, is used for transferring positioning data among the train and intelligent poles placed along the railway, while two directional radiating elements are arranged back-to-back, to perform wagon-to-wagon communication for train integrity purposes. The omnidirectional antenna has a radiation efficiency of 97.8% and a gain of 4.2 dBi, whereas the directive ones have 79.3% and 5.4 dBi, respectively. The data communication is established by using LoRa systems, enabling low-power, long-range communication with acceptable latency for the application purpose. Due to possible adverse environmental conditions, such as presence of dust or ice, a suitable enclosure of the system is designed to be as much as possible electromagnetically transparent. The whole system has been tested both in laboratory environment and on board of the moving train, inside and outside the wagon, demonstrating the successful communication between wagons and with the poles located along the railway. The highest bit error rate monitored was \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$2.08times 10{^{text {-4}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 in the worst testing configuration.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"618-626"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced Malware Prediction and Containment Using Bayesian Neural Networks","authors":"Zahra Jamadi;Amir G. Aghdam","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3410881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3410881","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present an integrated framework leveraging natural language processing (NLP) techniques and machine learning (ML) algorithms to detect malware at its early stage and predict its upcoming actions. We analyze application programming interface (API) call sequences in the same way as natural language inputs. Specifically, the proposed model employs Bi-LSTM neural networks and Bayesian neural networks (BNN) for this analysis. In the first part, a Bagging-XGBoost algorithm interprets consecutive API calls as 2-gram and 3-gram strings for early-stage malware detection and feature importance analysis. Additionally, a Bi-LSTM predicts the upcoming actions of an active malware by estimating the next API call in a sequence. Two separate Bayesian Bi-LSTMs are then developed in the second part to complement the above analysis. The first architecture is for early-stage malware detection, and the other is to predict the following action of active malware. The BNN not only predicts future malware actions but also assesses the uncertainty of each prediction. It enhances the process by providing the second and third most probable predictions, increasing system reliability and effectiveness. Our unified framework demonstrates efficiency in malware detection and action prediction, marking a significant advancement in countering malware threats. The Bayesian Bi-LSTM developed for predicting the next API call has an average accuracy of 89.53%. Additionally, the accuracy of the framework for malware detection at the early stage is 96.44%, demonstrating the superior performance of the proposed framework.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"592-600"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141453322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three Dual-Band and Dual-Linearly Polarized Antenna Configurations for UHF-RFID and WLAN Applications","authors":"Sayan Sarkar","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3409362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3409362","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents three dual-band, dual-linearly polarized antenna configurations for UHF-RFID and WLAN applications. The first configuration consists of a square patch with outer ring which exhibits two resonances at 865MHz and 2.45GHz respectively. At both these frequencies, the antenna has its main beam along the +z axis (broadside direction). Two superstrates, S3 and S4, are designed to be used separately with this antenna. Both S3 and S4, when placed above the antenna separately, shift the first resonance from 865MHz to 905MHz without affecting the 2.45GHz resonance. Placing S3 5mm above the antenna gives rise to a bi-directional radiation pattern (±z-axis) while replacing S3 with S4 generates a main beam along the -z axis (opposite broadside direction) at 905MHz. The radiation pattern remains unperturbed at 2.45GHz for both configurations. The first antenna configuration works within the European UHF-RFID band whereas the antenna + S3 and antenna + S4 configurations work within the North-American UHF-RFID band. Additionally, all three configurations also operate within the 2.45GHz WLAN band. Both the antenna-superstrate configurations have very low profiles of \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000/\u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$24.4~(lambda _{0} ,, {=}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 free space wavelength at 2.45GHz). The antenna can thus be used with/without the superstrates as an RFID reader depending upon requirements. The information received from the tags can then be transmitted via the WLAN channel.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"571-579"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single Sideband Noise Shaping for All-Digital Delta-Sigma OFDM Backscatter Modulators","authors":"James D. Rosenthal;Matthew S. Reynolds","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3394062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3394062","url":null,"abstract":"Delta-sigma modulation (DSM) enables the use of all-digital switched impedance modulators to generate arbitrary backscatter signals. For example, a DSM-based backscatter modulator having only two or four impedance states can generate quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) with e.g., 64 states, or multicarrier orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signals having many subcarriers. This paper describes potential improvements to in-channel spectral characteristics by adding single sideband (SSB) and double sideband (DSB) noise shaping to the DSM signal path. Using numerical simulation and hardware validation, we demonstrate that noise-shaped DSM can improve the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of OFDM subcarriers generated by a low-resolution two-state or four-state impedance digital-to-analog converter. The noise shaping approaches are validated using a prototype OFDM backscatter uplink based on an FPGA driving a single-pole-four-throw (SP4T) CMOS RF switch that serves as the backscatter modulator. The SSB and DSB noise shaping techniques are compared by over-the-air transmission of five-subcarrier OFDM backscatter symbols with a four-times oversampling DSM at up to 1.25 Mbps. With this approach, we find that DSB noise shaping yielded a 6.2 dB improvement in SFDR relative to SSB noise shaping, at the cost of 9.8 dB higher peak out-of-band quantization noise. These results confirm that an all-digital modulation approach with noise-shaped DSM can be used to balance in-band vs. out-of-band quantization noise and thus optimize the spectral characteristics of hardware-efficient, all-digital backscatter modulators for low-power wireless communication.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"270-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140924688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Low-Profile Top-Loaded Monopole Antenna for On-Metal RFID Tag Design","authors":"Jiun-Ian Tan;Yong-Hong Lee;Eng-Hock Lim;Fwee-Leong Bong;Boon-Kuan Chung","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3393994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3393994","url":null,"abstract":"For the first time, a novel low-profile top-loaded monopole antenna is proposed for on-metal omnidirectional tag design. Here, a square patch is loaded on top of a short monopole antenna to improve its input impedance and radiation efficiency. Subsequently, the tag antenna is shunt-fed (using both the direct-feeding and proximity-coupled-feeding methods) to further enhance its input impedance and omnidirectionality. As a result, the antenna impedance, radiation resistance, and radiation efficiency have all been enhanced significantly, as compared with a typical short monopole antenna. A C-shaped feedline, which is to shunt-feed the tag antenna, is also introducing additional inductance to the antenna impedance for attaining good impedance matching level. Despite having a profile of not more than one hundredth of the operating wavelength, the proposed tag antenna is still able to exhibit a strong and stable omnidirectional radiation pattern when attached on a metal. The proposed tag antenna, which has a size of \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$0.1069 lambda times 0.1069 lambda times 0.0098~lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000, can provide a constant read range of ~9.2 m in all azimuthal directions, with a minimal fluctuation of 0.5 m at 0.910 GHz. The tag’s resonance remains stable and independent of the size and shape of the backing conductive platform.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"448-457"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141073616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}